New landing gear without shock disks

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  • March 25, 2021 at 4:17 pm #2978
    Douglas FurstDouglas Furst
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    I thought one of the ideas from the new Mooney ownership was an upgrade to the landing gear system.  Maybe I misunderstood but they were talking about trailing link or something to replace the current shock disk system.

    If this is really a possibility, I understand it will take a lot of work and time, and won’t be cheap.  But if it is really on the wish list can we start talking about it?

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    April 3, 2021 at 11:43 pm #2987
    Hayden SimpkinHayden Simpkin
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    I’m with you.  It would be great to engineer the rubber donuts out of the landing gear.  A bit more ground clearance for the prop wouldn’t hurt either.

    April 5, 2021 at 8:30 pm #2993
    Mooney Technical SupportMooney Technical Support
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    Hope to have some of your answers about GW increase/Landing gear replacement as we get closer (many tests will need to be completed as well as some certification items) – We will let you all know as soon as we can!!

    Best Regards, Frank

    April 21, 2021 at 7:27 pm #2998
    Robert Statius-MullerRobert Statius-Muller
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    Frank, thanks for the update!

    Can you manage our expectations and tell us whether we’re looking at a 2021 event, or 2022? Ditto on the G1000NXi/P2 migration path for legacy G1000 owners?

    Robert

    April 27, 2021 at 8:47 pm #3004
    Frank CrawfordFrank Crawford
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    Hello Robert – We will keep you all in the loop as things progress to attending shows (soon) as well as the migration path for G1000 legacy owners.

    April 21, 2022 at 11:00 pm #3157
    Frank WardFrank Ward
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    Hello, has there been any update to the new landing gear?

    April 22, 2022 at 2:19 pm #3159
    Douglas FurstDouglas Furst
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    Company is for sale, again.  I doubt they are going to do much until it is sold.  At that point we have no idea what the priorities of the new owners will be.

    April 26, 2022 at 7:24 pm #3164
    Frank CrawfordFrank Crawford
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    The company will announce as we go forth with some new changes and/or any retrofit kits (hopefully soon). For all product support questions, please email support@mooney.com for any Factory Service Center questions please email FSC@mooney.com

    Best Regards, Frank

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